Rodong Sinmun Wednesday observes this in a signed commentary.

It goes on:

The above-said singer wrote what he should say as a member of the nation. It is hard to understand what made these conservatives so displeased and angry that they made such fuss, letting loose unspeakable accusations against him.

They should have rejoiced over what fellow countrymen did anything good. But they took issue with his patriotic behavior praising it. What the conservatives are doing cannot be interpreted otherwise than jealousy of the mean and ill-natured guys because they are confrontation-minded maniacs keen to bar fellow countrymen from making any success and progress at any cost, extremely displeased with them, and realize their wild ambition.

The Lee group is, however, miscalculating. With no desperate effort can the group hold in check the just advance of the people from all walks of life in south Korea to achieve independent reunification, the reunification through alliance with the north, their hearts burning with desire for reunification, their mind-set running towards it.

The acts of treachery and fascist actions intensified by the Lee group quite contrary to the trend of the times would only precipitate its thorough isolation and political doom.